LocalHarvest.org

Tweets about farmers, the food they grow, and the people who eat it.

[LocalHarvest.org @LocalHarvestorg]

Mike from Wormuth Farm shares his sheepy https://t.co/3zwbF31u7f

[Oldwayon @oldwayson]

Join our Rainwater Collection series! 🌧️ Discover how to set up a rainwater harvesting system for sustainable living on our homestead. From gutters to PVC pipes, tanks, and pumphouses, we cover it all. Learn why rainwater is vital in dry Arkansas summers and how to reduce reliance on well water. Perfect for seasoned homesteaders and beginners! 🌱💧 #RainwaterHarvesting #HomesteadLife #SustainableLiving

[Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf]

“Over a billion animals are confined in factory farms in the UK & the number of intensive factory farms is on the rise. Factory farming is the single biggest cause of animal cruelty on the planet”

@ChrisGPackham at #RestoreNatureNow

[GMO/Toxin Free USA @GMOFreeUSA]

Last month, we alerted you to Bayer-Monsanto’s new request for EPA approval of yet another dicamba formulation following dicamba’s ban by federal courts not once, but twice...🧵

[BuyMyEggs.com @BuyMyEggs]

The Risk of Freedom: Is It Safe to Allow Your #Chickens to Free Range? https://t.co/yerxD8e8W1 #homestead #farmlife #chickens #eggs

[Milk Lady Markets @MilkLadyMarkets]

Shady Grove Farmers Market opens Wed 5/17! Celebrate with us 11-2p!
Farms: strawberries, asparagus, tomatoes, sausage, lamb!
Food: pizza, slushies, fish, acai bowls, dumplings, chicken burgers, tarts, quiche!
9605 Medical Center Drive, Rockville 20850.
https://t.co/YTVHbcxnDx

[Farm Sanctuary @FarmSanctuary]

Spring has sprung! 🌼 🌺 🌱

Today’s the first day of Spring, and we’re daydreaming of warm sunny days on the pasture.

Watch the heartwarming moments our rescue animals stepped onto their beautiful green pastures in 2023 after a long, cold winter!

[LocalHarvest.org @LocalHarvestorg]

@ilovenostalgia a dog!!!!!

[Angeion Group @AngeionGroup]

Legal Notice: If you purchased certain meat, poultry, pork and seafood products in a Walmart store, you may be eligible to receive a payment from a class action settlement.

[Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf]

Pigs have strong maternal instincts, but in factory farms many are confined in cages to give birth.

Provide a voice for sows this #MothersDay - share this post to tell @DefraGovUK you haven't forgotten their promise to consult on cages.

#EndTheCageAge

[LocalHarvest.org @LocalHarvestorg]

@Adbusters Agreed!

[Farm Sanctuary @FarmSanctuary]

Cows like Diane lead rich, socially complex lives. They form strongly bonded social groups, rely on their friends and family for comfort, and experience a range of emotions.

They’re someone—not something.💚 🐮

[LocalHarvest.org @LocalHarvestorg]

It's CSA Week

[FARM Animal Rights Movement @FARMUSA]

Slaughtering Innocence: Illegal Child Labor | THE FARM BUZZ https://t.co/Yq155NaShE

[GMWatch @GMWatch]

The European Commission’s proposal on new GMOs “tramples on the precautionary principle” by scandalously opening the door to a new generation of #GMOs without any independent analysis of their toxicity, say MEP @BenoitBiteau and former MEP José Bové https://t.co/LKJb9vDheF

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Disease suppressive soil has a natural ability to suppress or reduce the incidence and severity of plant diseases, even when a pathogen is present.

The problem is, the average farm doesn't manage soil or crops in a way that fosters disease suppression.

The pictured farm produces organic bell peppers and, for many years, followed the standard practice of essentially sterilizing the soil between each planting cycle. Still, they would lose 10-20% of their plants to damping-off (Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium).

Instead of continuing to sterilize the soil, which creates ideal conditions for opportunistic soil-borne pathogens, we aggressively inoculated the soil with beneficial microbes, supplied biostimulants, balanced soil minerals, and fine-tuned plant nutrition.

As a result, this greenhouse of 32,000 bell pepper plants lost approximately 10 plants to disease instead of the customary 3,200 – 6,400.

With an integrated approach that aims to build a robust soil microbial community and optimize plant nutrition, crops can be free of disease, despite the presence of pathogens.

[Willy Street Co-op @willystreetcoop]

Last chance for Uplands Cheese Rush Creek Reserve, made in Dodgeville, WI! This coveted "savory custard"-like cheese is only produced in the fall, when their cows begin to change from summer pasture to the winter’s dry hay. Each 12oz cheese is $31.99.

[Regeneration International @regeneration_in]

Check out this month’s newsletter discussing the definition of regenerative agriculture as well as a range of other topics:
https://t.co/ODL5iKx3vL

[LocalHarvest.org @LocalHarvestorg]

@pearljackfarm is a living testament to all the hard work small regenerative agri farmers put in to ensure quality over quantity. Just consider how much food is wasted in large agro. First comes food wasting and then medical wasting. We are smarter than that folks! Support local

[Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) @IATP]

IATP is in Oaxaca this week at the International Conference on Food Self-Sufficiency & Agroecology in a Multipolar World. From yesterday’s Mixteca field visits: nopales in an agroforestry program & maize on display at a local seed bank initiative. (Photos by Carlos Cabrera.)